Ruthless

James has spent his entire life believing that hatred is the only thing keeping him alive. Born into poverty and shaped by a childhood marked by loss, betrayal, and violence, James learned early that the world does not reward the weak. Alongside his closest friend, Todd, he survived the darkness of the slums and grew into a man who understands humanity better than most. He knows what people will do for money. He knows what fear can make them become. And above all, he knows beneath every noble mask lies the same primitive desires—fear, greed, pride, love, and survival. But James is about to discover some things are far more dangerous than human nature. It begins in a cursed jungle. What was supposed to be a search for hidden treasure becomes a nightmare when James and his companions awaken an ancient evil that has been waiting in the darkness for decades. As people begin to disappear, die, or become possessed, James comes face-to-face with Mama Ghoula, a terrifying supernatural entity who recognizes something within his blood that even he does not understand. Before she disappears, she reveals a truth that will change the course of his life forever. James is connected to an ancient power. And somewhere in the world exists a mysterious stone capable of granting unimaginable power—but every gift it offers comes with a price. James believes he has escaped the jungle. He is wrong. The nightmare has only begun. Far from the cursed wilderness, another world is preparing to descend into chaos. The Pitch is a powerful global syndicate built on wealth, blood, fear, and absolute control. At its center stands Arthur, the Fallen Patriarch—a ruthless man who has spent decades constructing an empire powerful enough to make nations tremble. But Arthur's empire is about to collapse.

Betrayed. Ruined. Reborn. Austin was the undisputed top genius of the Roaring Heaven Sect, a legendary beast tamer who bled for three agonizing years to elevate his clan into royalty. But the very moment they grasped ultimate power, loyalty was traded for ruthless ambition. His aristocratic fiancée, Vivian, alongside her cold-blooded family, betrayed him without hesitation. They ruthlessly pierced his dantian, shattered his cultivation, and ripped his Grade-9 Astral Phoenix soul straight from his flesh to graft it into her body. Cast out like garbage into the freezing, bone-chilled Ashen Graveyard during a howling blizzard, Austin lay dying among the skeletons of forgotten monsters. But as his heart gave its final desperate beat, his blood boiled, awakening a forbidden primordial lineage. TABOO BLOODLINE AWAKENED: THE COSMIC DEVOURER SYSTEM CORE INITIALIZED: YOU NO LONGER TAME BEASTS. YOU EAT GODS. Reconstructed with a swirling vortex of infinite gravity, Austin’s first system pull grants him a tiny, translucent Void Slime. When a mountain-sized, Tier-10 Ghost Emperor Dragon tears through space to annihilate him, the tiny slime unhinges its jaw to swallow the sky whole—devouring the dragon and skyrocketing Austin’s power straight to the Golden Core Realm. Yet, this massive surge of energy alerts the Higher Planes. Three god-level assassins are now descending to hunt him down, leaving Austin with a strict seven-day ticking clock to prepare. To survive, Austin conceals his terrifying new power, assuming the role of a bruised, broken, level-one trash cultivator. While Vivian and her clan arrogantly celebrate his death and auction off his ancestral legacy, the ultimate monster slips back through the city gates. They stripped him of his beast soul, so he will feed them to his gods. The real hunt has just begun.

Matteo Cardaso is an ordinary eight year old boy, he lives with his parents and younger sister, he loves his life and his family and visiting his beloved grandmother. On one festive holiday a tragedy occurs that ruins the family structure of Matteo but this doesn't break down Matteo he adjusts just when he begins to be happy, another tragedy occurs that further ruins his life, suddenly one tragedy is followed by another, this has Matteo growing up with a rage and seeking those who murdered his family and left him for dead.

##"Warning: This story contains dark themes, psychological manipulation, and R-18 content. Not for the faint of heart."## Twenty years of service. A lifetime of being the shield for those who called him "trash." Kaito Kiryu was the FF-rank "failure" of the 109 summoned heroes. While the S-rankers basked in glory, Kaito spent two decades mastering the laws of matter and science to keep them alive. He was the backbone of the Hero Party—until the moment the Demon Lord fell. At the peak of victory, the "friends" he protected turned their blades on him. But that wasn't the end, regressed back to the past, to not only destroy those who betrayed him, but to protect those who loved him. But at the face of old terror new terror shows up, constant death and rebirth... Until his 4th life, this time With the power to manipulate Space, time and matter and a System that rewards the subjection of his enemies, the Architect of Ruin has arrived, to ruin the empire that once shaped him. Follow Kaito/Yasha's descent as he dismantles the empire that never made him rest.

Ethan Black died a forgotten man. After sacrificing everything — his dreams, savings, and dignity — for the woman he loved and her ruthless family, they discarded him like trash at her engagement party to a richer man. One final "favour" later, bullets ended his pain… or so he thought. Reborn as Vesper Kane, the tyrannical villain of the novel his late father gifted him, Ethan wakes up with a System and a death sentence: 365 days until his fated execution. With a survival probability of just 0.01%, the entire world — the Hero, Heroines, King, and even his own family — wants him dead. The story itself fights to restore the original tragic ending. Armed with future knowledge and a sharp, sarcastic System, Ethan must rewrite destiny itself. Every deviation makes him stronger… but the world pushes back harder. From hunted fugitive to shadow emperor, this is the story of a discarded man who refuses to die on schedule. The countdown has begun. Will he break the system… or will the system break him?

Warren made to speak but just then the MC got the stage, officially welcoming everyone to the gala. Just then Lady Williams joins them. Surprised couldn't describe what she felt seeing Warren at the gala. “What's he doing here?” She asked. “We’re just as shocked as you are grandma,” Troy said. “Don't stand close to us. I don’t want anyone thinking we are actually associated with a commoner like you,” Laurel said. Soon they were interrupted by the loud voice from the speaker. “...Please welcome on stage, the host of tonight's gala and newly appointed CEO of Sterling Heights, Warren Easton.” Loud cheers and applauses erupted immediately. Warren made his way to the front and stood until the noise died down. His eyes squarely on the Williams family. He watched as their faces switched from the looks of confusion to realisation to that of surprise. He had them where he wanted them. Bingo.

Betrayed at the end of a divine war, the strongest mage Ardyn Valen dies destroying gods and mortals. Reborn in a world Murim he becomes Yeon Arin a child who cant use martial arts. Yet within him, forbidden mana stirs, promising the rebirth of magic itself.

On the day the world ended, Ethan lost everything to the monsters and the friends who stabbed him in the back. He died full of anger but a miracle sent him back ten years to the very first day the System came to Earth. Now he knows every secret dungeon, every future betrayal, and every way to grow strong. With a powerful SSS-Rank Conqueror System, Ethan starts over. He will clear impossible dungeons, build the strongest guild, make a huge kingdom, and crush every person who hurt him before. This time, the world will not see a hero. It will see an emperor rise.

When ex-CIA agent Ethan Cross wakes up to news that he’s the most wanted man in America, accused of assassinating a U.S. senator, he knows he’s been set up. On the run, he discovers that the killing is just one piece of a much larger puzzle—one involving a secret organization called The Dominion, which has infiltrated governments and corporations worldwide. Their weapon? The Sentinel Program, an AI-driven neural implant capable of controlling minds. With every law enforcement agency hunting him, Ethan’s only chance is to find Dr. Evelyn Carter, the neuroscientist who unknowingly helped build the program. But Evelyn is also a target—because she holds the final encryption key that could either activate or destroy the program. As Ethan and Evelyn navigate deadly betrayals, high-tech warfare, and shocking revelations, they realize they are not just fighting for their own lives, but for the future of free will itself. The clock is ticking. The Sentinel Program goes live in seven days. If they fail, the world will no longer belong to the people—but to the silent dominion that controls them.

When Victor Lazarus, the world's most powerful art broker, dies suddenly, the international art scene holds its breath. For decades, Lazarus built an empire not by owning the world's rarest masterpieces, but by exhibiting them—Monet, Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Da Vinci, Hokusai, and more. These works, entrusted to him by the world's wealthiest collectors, turned his gallery into their stage: where masterpieces drew crowds, prestige, and profit, until the moment the owners chose to sell. Now, with Lazarus gone, the curtain is rising on the greatest auction of the century. Twelve priceless works, each carrying centuries of history, are set to leave his gallery forever. For the elite, it is a chance to claim cultural immortality. For the press, it is a spectacle without equal. For one crew of six, it is something else entirely. They see more than paintings under glass. They see a once-in-a-lifetime fortune, one last performance of Lazarus's legacy, only rewritten in their favor. With few months to prepare, outthink security systems, staff rotations, and every eye that will be watching. Few months to pull off a heist that would shatter records and rewrite history. But art has a way of ensnaring those who covet it. In the chase for fortune, the question is not only whether the heist can succeed, but whether Lazarus's legacy will be honored, betrayed, or reborn in the shadows. The Lazarus Job is a razor-sharp thriller of art, ambition, power, and the dangerous game played where beauty and power collide.